Sack Cloth

Mar 1:4  John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
Mar 1:5  And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 
Mar 1:6  Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

In Bible times when people repented, they wore sack cloth that was made from goat hair.  John was wearing repentance garments when he baptized others to prepare them to meet the Messiah. He was called of God and God fed him naturally until his ministry was over. Jesus highly regarded John.  When Messiah Jesus died and had paid for all sins of those who believe in him, I believe that John received the good news and was ushered up to Paradise with the saints.  

I remember seeing sacks filled with flour or grain that were of colorful patterns. During the depression people used the sacks to make their clothes. Girls wore sack cloth dresses and boys wore sack cloth shirts. My mom would make herself dresses from sack cloth.

 My Jeans were handed down from two older brothers. Some had holes in the knees, that made me feel kind of ashamed.  Now this is how they come new.  Another sign of a crazy mixed up world. There are a lot more choices now in clothing. Perhaps the holes in Jeans is a reminder of those who worked and sacrificed to bring us a better life, maybe? Think so? May we love one another and repent of sins, and believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, so that we will be in God's family forever.